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Fun Pictures with Sony . . . .
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Shelby Lewis
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I'm just saying (and it's just an opinion) that the fearfulness that has engulfed our society seems to have over-run the want to document important moments. But, in times of economic hardship people often "nest"... in that they try to make the best of what they have (such as fixing up an existing home) and I hope that people will begin to value simple things again... such as documentary photography (done by themselves) more than they do now, such that there isn't this pervasive obsession with "security".
Just a personal opinion
Bill Caulfeild-Browne
Well-known member
A snatched shot from my car today, 70-400 G at 400, ISO 800.
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Shelby Lewis
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Great Catch, Bill... love the colors.
From a maternity this evening... first time to use my brand-spankin'-new 135/1.8.
Holy cow that leans is ridiculously good! And it just makes me feel good inside to use an all metal lens with those old school letters engraved on the side that say "Sonnar T*".
some "glowiness" added here:
her girls
sorry so many
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Shelby Lewis
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and a bit more 3d-ness
135/1.8 and my daughter. Natural light with pine trees in the background. Lolly-pop providing the lip gloss :ROTFL:
135/1.8 and my daughter. Natural light with pine trees in the background. Lolly-pop providing the lip gloss :ROTFL:
Guy Mancuso
Administrator, Instructor
Man that lens is sweet. Loved it the second i tried it at PMA
Love this shot of your daughter and the first girl on the swing shot.:thumbup:and a bit more 3d-ness
135/1.8 and my daughter. Natural light with pine trees in the background. Lolly-pop providing the lip gloss :ROTFL:
What aperture were you using for these shots.
On the last shot did you add any blur in post to the background pines?
I only ask because there is plenty of DOF on your daughter which makes me believe that this was not taken wide open but then the background bokeh is so blurred it looks like it was shot wide open. Nice 3-d look.
For your client shots will you ever use this lens wide open or always stop down a bit to get more DOF? I will be taking my ZA 135 to my friends wedding this weekend and hope to try it out on some shots of the bride. Can't wait to see some of your wedding shots with this lens.
edwardkaraa
New member
Shelby, you really know how to make the 135 sing Beautiful images!
Beautiful images!
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imjames407
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Pictures are too cool.Sony is the best for clarity.
Jorgen Udvang
Subscriber Member
Lovely shots, Shelby. Is it me, or is there something special about the yellows and greens from the Sony?
jonoslack
Active member
There is something special about the yellows and greens from the Sony - especially if you're used to the stuff served up by Nikon :ROTFL:
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Shelby Lewis
Guest
Hey All... thanks so much for the kind words.
Couple of things... most of these were shot with the 135/1.8... I did stop down to f2 (i think) in most of these... but, NO blur was done in post. You can see that the back of her head is already out of focus. The pines in the bg were only about 3'-5' behind her. That's what is so special about the 135 (and why I bought it). It has an OoF rendition that is indeed special. In combination with the sharpness and micro-contrast it's an amazing portrait lens. The only shots I've posted in the past 24 hours that didn't use it were the b/w maternity shots (3/4 length and the "hands") where I didn't have enough room to shoot with a longer lens. You can also see a bit of the wide angle perspective in the hands shot that comes from shooting so close.
Yellow and greens on the a900 are fantastic. Actually... color in general on the a900 is fantastic for people shooting. I think it's destined to become a "calssic" portrait camera.
Couple of things... most of these were shot with the 135/1.8... I did stop down to f2 (i think) in most of these... but, NO blur was done in post. You can see that the back of her head is already out of focus. The pines in the bg were only about 3'-5' behind her. That's what is so special about the 135 (and why I bought it). It has an OoF rendition that is indeed special. In combination with the sharpness and micro-contrast it's an amazing portrait lens. The only shots I've posted in the past 24 hours that didn't use it were the b/w maternity shots (3/4 length and the "hands") where I didn't have enough room to shoot with a longer lens. You can also see a bit of the wide angle perspective in the hands shot that comes from shooting so close.
Yellow and greens on the a900 are fantastic. Actually... color in general on the a900 is fantastic for people shooting. I think it's destined to become a "calssic" portrait camera.
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Shelby Lewis
Guest
Agreed!!!
Hey... we only live once, and I believe it's these little (silly) things that add sssoooo much to our experiences!
Holi pictures
Some pictures from Indian festival of Holi. For the uninitiated, some introduction.
It is a festival of color, which spans 2 days. The first part consists of a bon-fire, and having permission to speak ur mind, anything you wish to anyone, idea being to get it all out and be civil rest of the year
Some people need to use external aid (read drinks) in order to execute this cleansing. Following day is "Rang Panchami" or the color festival. People throw color and water on each other, and traditionally "Bhang", an intoxicating drink, is the drink of the day. Usually with some sweets to increase the potency.
Here are some pictures from a Holi festival in California.
All pictures A700 and beercan. I got the color all over the camera
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As always, C&C welcome.
Cheers,
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Some pictures from Indian festival of Holi. For the uninitiated, some introduction.
It is a festival of color, which spans 2 days. The first part consists of a bon-fire, and having permission to speak ur mind, anything you wish to anyone, idea being to get it all out and be civil rest of the year
Some people need to use external aid (read drinks) in order to execute this cleansing. Following day is "Rang Panchami" or the color festival. People throw color and water on each other, and traditionally "Bhang", an intoxicating drink, is the drink of the day. Usually with some sweets to increase the potency.
Here are some pictures from a Holi festival in California.
All pictures A700 and beercan. I got the color all over the camera
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As always, C&C welcome.
Cheers,
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Shelby Lewis
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I'm really not trying to take over this thread... just been shooting a bunch this week! :ROTFL:
From a shoot with a local (YOUNG!) jazz singer here in Nashville for promo purposes (and her CD cover as well... although this particular shot won't be a cover shot).
I have more of these to dig through and will post them after my wedding shoot tomorrow
Strobe with large softbox as mainlight triggered with pocketwizards... city lights in background. A little bit of skin work as well as the resolution if te a900 isn't so kind to skin
I think ISO 640.
From a shoot with a local (YOUNG!) jazz singer here in Nashville for promo purposes (and her CD cover as well... although this particular shot won't be a cover shot).
I have more of these to dig through and will post them after my wedding shoot tomorrow
Strobe with large softbox as mainlight triggered with pocketwizards... city lights in background. A little bit of skin work as well as the resolution if te a900 isn't so kind to skin
I think ISO 640.
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douglasf13
New member
Agreed! Beautiful.